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Episode 185: Baby Food: A Cultural History

Episode 185: Baby Food: A Cultural History

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 185: Baby Food: A Cultural History

FromA Taste of the Past

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Were you a Gerber baby? This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is talking the history of baby food with Amy Bentley, Food Historian and Associate Professor of Food Studies at New York University. She is also the author of the book, Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet. Tune in to hear all about the past, present, and future of this family necessity. This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market. At some point 90% of babies were being fed commercial baby food. [16:35] --Amy Bentley on A Taste of the Past
Released:
Oct 16, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.